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medical terminology digestive system

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Term
Definition
abdomin/o   abdomen  
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amyl/o   starch  
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an/o   anus  
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antr/o   relationship to an antrum  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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-ase   enzyme  
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bilirubin/o   bilirubin  
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bucc/o   cheek (facial)  
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cec/o   cecum  
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celi/o   belly abdomen  
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cheiol/o   saliva  
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chol/e or bil/i   gall or bile  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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choledoch/o   common bile duct  
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col/o or colon/o   colon  
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dent/o or odont/o   teeth  
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dont/o   tooth  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gluc/o glyc/o   sugar  
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glycogen/o   glycogen animal starch  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ile/o   ileum  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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labi/o or cheil/o   lip  
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lingu/o or gloss/o   tongue  
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lip/o or steat/o   fat lipids  
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or/o   mouth oral  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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pharyng/o   pharynx throat  
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polyp-   a tumor with a pedicle  
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-prandial   meal  
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proct/o   anus rectum  
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pylor/o   pylorus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sial/o   saliva  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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spleen/o   spleen  
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stomat/o   mouth  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-clysis   irrigation or washing  
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-flux   flow  
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-gram   record  
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-iasis   abdominal condition  
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-ist   a specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lithiasis   calculus or stone  
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-lytic   destruction or breakdown  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-orrhaphy   surgical fixation or suturing  
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-ostomy   creation of an artificial opening  
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-phagia   eating swallowing  
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-prandal   meal  
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-rrhaphy   suturing in place  
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-spasm   sudden involuntary muscle contraction  
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-tomy   cutting incision  
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-tresia   opening  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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Ascites   Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity  
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Borborygmus   Rumbling gurgling sound made by moving of gas in the intestine  
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Bruxism   Grinding the teeth involuntarily often while sleeping  
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Calculus   Stones  
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Cachexia   Generalized poor nutrition  
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Cathartic   Strong laxative  
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Cholelithiasis   Condition of having gallstones  
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Eructation   Act of belching or raising gas from the stomach  
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Esophageal varices   Swollen twisted veins around the distal end of the esophagus  
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Esophagitis   Inflammation of the esophagus  
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Flatus   Gas expelled through the anus  
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Gallstones   Hard collections of bile that form in the gallbladder and bile ducts  
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Gastric ulcer   Lesion on the wall of the stomach  
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Herpes simplex   Cold sore or fever blister on the lip or nose due to the herpes virus  
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Hiatal hernia   Protrusion of part of the stomach through the esophageal opening into the diaphragm  
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Hyperemesis   Excessive vomiting  
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Ileus   Intestinal obstruction that can be caused by failure of peristalsis following surgery  
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Intussusception   Telescoping of the intestine  
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Laxative   Medication encouraging the movement of feces  
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Leukoplakia   White plaques or patches of mouth mucosa  
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Melena   Black stool orfeces containing blood  
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Nasogastric   Pertaining to the nose and stomach  
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Hepatitis   Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or damage to the liver  
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Hepatitis A   Acute inflammation of the liver spread by fecal-oral contact  
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Hepatitis B   Inflammation of the liver due to a virus transmitted by blood and body fluids  
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Hepatitis C   Virus affecting the liver spread through blood and body fluids  
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apepsia   Cessation of digestion  
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alimentary tract   The digestive system  
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bowel   Intestine  
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cecum   First part of the large intestine  
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colon   Large intestine ā€“ ascending transverse and descending parts  
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common bile duct   Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum  
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duodenum   First part of the small intestine  
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emesis   Vomiting  
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emulsification   Breaking up of large fat molecules  
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enamel   Hard outermost layer of a tooth  
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enzyme   A chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances  
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esophagus   Tube connecting the mouth and the stomach  
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eructation   Producing gas from the stomach belching  
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etiology   Study of the cause of disease  
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feces   Solid wastes stool  
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gallbladder   Small sac under the liver stores bile  
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gavage   Feeding with a stomach tube  
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ileum   Third part of the small intestine  
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incisor   One of four front teeth in the dental arch  
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insulin   Hormone produced by the pancreas  
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jejunum   Second part of the small intestine  
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mastication   Chewing  
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palate   Roof of the mouth  
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pancreas   Organ under the stomach produces insulin  
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peristalsis   Wavelike contractions of the tubes of the alimentary tract  
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pharynx   Throat  
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rectum   End of the colon  
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rugae   Ridges on the hard palate and wall of the stomach  
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sigmoid colon   Lower part of the colon shaped like an ā€œSā€  
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sphincter   Ring of muscles  
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appendix   Blind-ended pouch hanging from the cecum  
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villi   Tiny microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine to absorb nutrients into the blood stream  
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volvulus   twisting of the intestine upon itself  
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